Background The higher education literature is replete with deficit-based studies of first-
generation college students. By thinking of students' social relationships as embedded …

This article explores parental influence on exploratory students' college choice, major, and
career decision making. The research began with examination of a first year academic …

In this evidence-based practice paper, we discuss ways for researchers and educators to
more sensitively, accurately, and effectively collect demographic information on surveys …

Background Social capital, defined as the people one knows and the resources available
through that network of people, has been a key variable in research examining the …

This paper investigates social capital, that is, resources accrued through relationships, of
engineering students based on their generational status in college. We administered a …

Background Engineering self‐efficacy, or the belief in one's own capabilities to complete
engineering tasks, has been shown to predict greater motivation, academic performance …

This study sheds light on a new category of students in higher education marketing literature–
namely, occupational followers. We draw on expectancy-value theory, occupational …

Background Women and under-represented minority (URM) students continue to be under-
represented in STEM and earn the lowest proportion of undergraduate engineering …

This study focuses on female and male students who succeed in engineering programmes
in Sweden, and why they have success. Data were collected through a questionnaire sent to …

First generation college students can increase both the number and diversity of students in
engineering. We use Lin's Network Theory of Social Capital, which describes relationships …